Jews

Unique Jewish heritage site opens in Šeduva

More than two years of work on the restoration and preservation of Jewish heritage in Šeduva were marked in a private ceremony at the town’s recently...

New-found love between Lithuania and Israel

With a thrust from the eurozone, affordable air-fares on the route Vilnius-Tel Aviv and just generally better Israeli-Lithuanian relations, tourist flows...

Vilnius resident discovers electric substation he thinks was built of Jewish tombstones

Giedrius Sakalauskas, a resident of Vilnius, was taking a walk with his son on Sunday when he made a disturbing discovery. An electric substation on Olandų...

Survivor of Nazi and Soviet repressions: I fear again when I see fascination with cruelty

Juliana Zarchi, the daughter of a German mother and a Jewish father, who survived Nazi and Soviet repressions in Lithuania, says her fears are rekindled...

Lithuanian president pays tribute to WWII victims

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday paid tribute to victims of WWII at Paneriai Memorial, stressing the need to preserve peace today.